http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/manhood/ en-us Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:40:42 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2134226/posts Becoming a successful man in America today, as always, includes giving due consideration to your father’s admonitions and wisdom. For the most part, your father is wiser than you are—and he always will be. Wisdom comes chiefly through getting older. Since your father will always be older than you, he will always be wiser. Men should also read the words and deeds of great men of the past—especially fathers. One such example is that great Virginian, Robert E. Lee. The Art of Manliness http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2134226/posts#comment Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:40:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2098794/posts Boys? Doing fine. Men? Not so much. By Josh Kahn, posted September 17, 2008 Category * Community Cheryl Miller does an effective job of taking down a pair of juvenile sounding “save the men” books, but I disagree with her basic premise. Men do have major cultural issues right now and ironically this is causing women as many problems as men. Boys need a lot of guidance to develop into something other than barbaric, lazy man-children. Ever spend time around little boys? They like destroying things, playing borderline sadistic games and making the sickest jokes they can think of. Later,... www.culture11.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2098794/posts#comment Mon, 6 Oct 2008 17:43:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088556/posts More men suffering 'Manorexia', health experts warn as size zero pressure hits males By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 10:22 AM on 17th September 2008 There are signs that anorexia is increasing at a faster rate among men than women as the beauty and fashion industry puts a greater focus on males, an eating disorder expert has warned. In recent years designers have promoted sizezero chic for both sexes, with waif-like men in slim-fit clothes parading the catwalks of London Fashion Week. Professor Hubert Lacey, a psychiatric consultant at St George's Hospital in Tooting and the Capio Nightingale clinic... Daily Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088556/posts#comment Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:05:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2081203/posts THREE men were shot dead and two others critically wounded in a Durban tavern following an argument over the size of male genitals, police said yesterday. Superintendent Muzi Mngomezulu said the shooting took place at the Merseyside Restaurant and Bar at the Queensmead Mall in Durban’s Umbilo suburb on Wednesday night. Daily Dispatch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2081203/posts#comment Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:10:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044737/posts Two political icons that cast considerable shadows led the headlines this week. One for his desire to return to the lynchings of the slavery era - through literal castration, the other for his enormous generosity, sense of fair play, and kindness. On Father's Day 2008, when Barack Obama claimed that any "fool" could have child he could have easily addressed those comments directly to the Rev. Jesse Jackson. When Obama also claimed it took a "man" to raise a child, he would have been hard pressed to find a more brilliant example than former press secretary Tony Snow. One had... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044737/posts#comment Sun, 13 Jul 2008 11:38:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2038535/posts In a research brief this month, Bradford Wilcox, a sociology professor at the University of Virginia, analyzed three national studies in order to discover if "there is any evidence that religion is playing a role in encouraging a strong family orientation among contemporary American men?" His research led him to conclude that men who regularly attend Christian services are engaged in happier and stronger marriages and are more involved in the lives of their children than men who do not. "70 percent of husbands who attend church regularly report they are 'very happy' in their marriages, compared to 59 percent... Life Site News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2038535/posts#comment Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:38:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2019017/posts This is one movie that I have enjoyed as much as the trailer! As the end credits started to roll, my six-year-old (girl) popped up her head and loudly asked if I would buy the DVD. . . THE GUYS...ARE GUYS! They are not "juiced up" thirty-somethings with sculpted muscles and steroids to match, nor are they psychologically tortured, identity-challenged, oversexed teenagers. They are young males who are not afraid to spill some blood when necessary for the greater good. . . THE GIRLS...ARE GIRLS! . . . [T]he usual "girl empowerment" pomposity that almost universally plagues today's child actresses... The Distaff Side http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2019017/posts#comment Wed, 21 May 2008 03:57:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1920371/posts If I were the last man on the planet to think so, I would want the honor of saying no woman should go before me into combat to defend my country. A man who endorses women in combat is not pro-woman; he’s a wimp. He should be ashamed. For most of history, in most cultures, he would have been utterly scorned as a coward to promote such an idea. Part of the meaning of manhood as God created us is the sense of responsibility for the safety and welfare of our women. Back in the seventies, when I taught in... DesiringG-d & World Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1920371/posts#comment Sat, 3 Nov 2007 06:46:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1910687/posts Fort Bend County, TX - Source: KHOU-TV“And I walked out of the house and I went around and confronted those guys on the side of the house. So, I aimed at him and said, ‘You sneeze, you're dead man.’ And I called the other guy out of the garage. I watch a lot of movies it sounded like a good thing to say. It got his attention." VIDEOSpeak softly and carry a 12-gauge11:01 PM CDT on Thursday, October 11, 2007 By Kevin Reece / 11 News Nathaniel Brooks stole a line from an old Western movie to capture a pair... BreitbartTV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1910687/posts#comment Sat, 13 Oct 2007 11:02:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1891263/posts Virginia E. Fisher  Other Articles by Virginia E. FisherPrinter Friendly Version   Where Have All the Christian Men Gone? My Conversation with John Eldredge September 3, 2007 Many men balk at the idea of going to church. Some resist the tendency in Christian circles to "feminize" God. Others object to how Christian men tend to be so tame and passive — more like women — and very bored. And so, it is perhaps not surprising that John Eldredge's books, especially Wild at Heart, have been wildly successful. Seeking to discover the secret of a man's soul, Catholic and Protestant... CatholicExchange.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1891263/posts#comment Wed, 5 Sep 2007 03:12:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1854107/posts Many academics would consider my lack of manliness a good thing. They regard boys as thugs-in-training, caught up in a patriarchal society that demeans women. But I can't shake the sense that boys are supposed to become manly. Rather than neutering their aggression, confidence and desire for danger, we should channel these instincts into honor, gentlemanliness and courage. Instead of inculcating timidity in our sons, it seems wiser to train them to face down bullies, which by necessity means teaching them how to throw a good uppercut. You can't build a civilization and defend it against barbarians, fascists and playground... The Opinion Journal (WSJ) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1854107/posts#comment Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:19:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1851957/posts I was genuinely flattered to hear of the worldwide enjoyment of my parody and hyperbolic WND article this last week, "If I am elected President." It is often said that the most powerful position in the world is the U.S. Presidency. But I believe it hits much closer to home than the White House and is a role, quite frankly, that I'm much more eager to fulfill. Before I reveal that commanding position, I'd like to discuss the power utilized in it. The purpose of powerCalvin Coolidge, America's 30th President, once confessed, "I suppose I am the most powerful man... Worldnetdaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1851957/posts#comment Mon, 18 Jun 2007 05:33:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1749234/posts I'm gonna list what I consider to be the Greatest Weaknesses of Modern Authors, their writings, worldviews, methods of working, work produced, etc. 1. Little or No Real World Experience: Too many modern authors, writers, screenwriters (not to mention artists of all kinds) have little or no real world experience. They go to school to learn how to write, they spend their lives obsessing over writing, they spend most all of their free time writing or learning to write. Yet they never lived and have nothing to write about except what is spawned within their own imaginations. They spend all... The Missal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1749234/posts#comment Wed, 6 Dec 2006 14:15:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1737130/posts If If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, don't deal in lies, Or being hated, don't give way to hating, And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise: If you can dream -- and not make dreams your master; If you can think -- and not make thoughts your aim; If you can meet with Triumph... Edward Bonver's Poetry Lover's Page http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1737130/posts#comment Sun, 12 Nov 2006 03:24:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1727106/posts Recently, my wife gave birth to our daughter. We used the Bradley Method: natural childbirth, no meds, no epidural, no pitocin. In a way, childbirth is like flying.... On a recent thread, I gave a brief birth story, designed to encourage other parents considering Bradley. But here, my aim is simple: a few words to convict the hearts of cowardly men who are unwilling to help their wives, and instead, weakly lean on medications to get them through the 'trauma' of childbirth. Yes, guys, exclusively, are the source of the epidural problem. One could argue on and on that a... Me http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1727106/posts#comment Fri, 27 Oct 2006 18:31:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1678086/posts After almost every column or blogpost I've written about the various idiosyncracies of women, some woman writes to complain that I never criticize men. Of course, there's not exactly a shortage of male-bashing in the mainstream media today, to say nothing of chick rags like Cosmopolitan, Ms., Self and other variants on the Me, Myself and I theme so popular with women. And while there is something about the modern American man that is absolutely worthy of criticism, I don't think it's exactly what these feminists had in mind. For you see, the main problem with men today is that... WND http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1678086/posts#comment Sat, 5 Aug 2006 01:44:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1666469/posts In the name of the fatherhttp://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/opinion.cfm?id=1033732006 http://tinyurl.com/ozefu DANI GARAVELLI Sun 16 Jul 2006 ONCE upon a time, I believed it didn't matter a whit whether a baby was born into a family with one parent or two. Or with two mothers or two fathers rather than a mother and a father. Why should it? What was important was not the number or gender of the parents, but whether or not they were loving and attentive. That was, of course, before I had any of my own. Now I realise that bringing up children is a challenge even for two well-meaning... Scotland on Sunday http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1666469/posts#comment Sun, 16 Jul 2006 02:09:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1665409/posts Boys will be boyshttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2092-2230571,00.html http://tinyurl.com/n3g5a DJ Taylor June 18, 2006 Why are fathers snapping up an old-fashioned book of boyhood lore? DJ Taylor looks at the gap in almost every father’s life -- Like practically every human relationship these days, fatherhood has become horribly institutionalised. A condition that was once thoroughly ad hoc and made up as one went along is now caught up in bureaucracy’s stifling grasp. Father’s Day (an American import that didn’t exist in my youth), fathers’ support agencies, parenting classes: on all sides comes evidence of a natural state hedged about with all kind of wholly... The Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1665409/posts#comment Fri, 14 Jul 2006 02:17:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1650354/posts In a widely discussed article in the prestigious journal Behavioral and Brain Sciences (1995), the late Linda Mealy addressed the issue of what makes a sociopath versus a psychopath. She argued that there are two basic types of sociopathy- the primary type which is genetically-based, extremely dangerous, and almost impossible to treat (the psychopath) and the secondary type which can emerge in most highly masculine males when under stress or provocation (the “sociopath” in common terms). That is, there is a small number of persistently dangerous psychopaths out there motivated by their own inner demons (e. g., the monstrous Jerry... Men's News Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1650354/posts#comment Fri, 16 Jun 2006 06:01:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1630561/posts CONSERVATIVES NEED A 12 – STEP PROGRAM TO MANHOOD, Ann Coulter It's pretty pathetic when a Kennedy is too drunk to drive into the Potomac. After the visibly intoxicated Rep. Patrick Kennedy (news, bio, voting record) crashed his car into a police barrier near the Capitol just before 3 a.m. last Thursday morning, he explained to the police he was hurrying back to the Capitol for a vote, a procedure known on the Hill as "last call." It could have been a lot worse: Patrick's designated driver that night was Ted Kennedy. At some point in his scrolling list of... Yahoo News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1630561/posts#comment Thu, 11 May 2006 17:02:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1630164/posts It's pretty pathetic when a Kennedy is too drunk to drive into the Potomac. After the visibly intoxicated Rep. Patrick Kennedy crashed his car into a police barrier near the Capitol just before 3 a.m. last Thursday morning, he explained to the police he was hurrying back to the Capitol for a vote, a procedure known on the Hill as "last call." It could have been a lot worse: Patrick's designated driver that night was Ted Kennedy. At some point in his scrolling list of excuses, Kennedy eventually claimed he was addicted to prescription drugs and checked himself into the... World Net Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1630164/posts#comment Wed, 10 May 2006 23:56:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1595056/posts Harvey Mansfield, conservative political theorist and academic provocateur, argues that women--and society--need to come to terms with 'manliness' ___ WHO IS NOT JUST a man, but a manly man? And who today can even say the words ''manly man" without smirking? These questions are at the heart of ''Manliness" (Yale), the new book by Harvard government professor Harvey C. Mansfield, who has long shouldered a reputation as the campus's most outspoken conservative. In answer to the first question, Mansfield nominates, among others, the marshal played by Gary Cooper in ''High Noon." When the town's sniveling semi-men slink away from the... Boston Globe http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1595056/posts#comment Sun, 12 Mar 2006 19:16:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1533090/posts COMMENTARY Supporters grieve as mayor ends campaign Friday, December 02, 2005 ANN FISHER The outer chamber of the mayor’s City Hall office was cool, quiet and somber when many of his closest supporters gathered on Tuesday. To most people, the volunteers and paid staffers were unremarkable and anonymous sidekicks of Michael B. Coleman. When a campaign dies, who writes their eulogies or plots the timeline of their sacrifices, their highs and lows during its 10-month life? There was no call to arms that day, before Coleman announced that his campaign for governor had ended, his spokesman Mike Brown said. "People... The Columbus Dispatch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1533090/posts#comment Sat, 3 Dec 2005 01:29:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1527690/posts What does the Chronicles of Narnia mean to Christians and why are these books by C.S. Lewis important to our society. The books delve into the crossing from childhood into an age of accountibility and how one is to conport oneself as a man or woman. Where did Lewis get the idea for his masterpiece of children's literature? From the literature of Knighthood. Knights rarely lived up to the idea of the perfect knight but the idea existed of the Christian Crusader who fought in the name of christ against the evils of the world. Who was able to uphold... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1527690/posts#comment Thu, 24 Nov 2005 01:10:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1465005/posts Women rule says Michael Buerk, and feminism is triumphant at home, at work, even in TV ads. The woman who coined the word 'metrosexual' explains how men can reclaim their masculinity, and we publish an extract from her new book WHO’D be one of you, eh chaps? Let’s be honest, your CV these days is hardly enviable. Outperformed by girls at school, emasculated by women at home and at work, shockingly dislocated from your emotions and the hapless joke figure in endless TV commercials and sitcoms whose message is that females rule and men are fools. Well wise up, because... Times Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1465005/posts#comment Wed, 17 Aug 2005 12:47:30 GMT